Thousands of Sussex County Residents Risk Losing Healthcare

Posted by Sussex County Democratic Committee33sc on November 29, 2016

More than five thousand adult Sussex County residents stand to lose health care coverage if the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress carry through with their threat to dismantle the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion provision.

Overall, about half a million people statewide stand to lose health insurance if the new Administration does as it has promised—which is to make dismantling the ACA a priority. Trump has said he would like to keep a few provisions, but expanded Medicaid is not one of them.

Both Chris Christie and Mike Pence opted for Medicaid expansion in their states, and still insists it was the right decision, having expanded health coverage while simultaneously saving N.J. $1 billion.

The loss of coverage may come as a shock to some who voted for Trump despite benefitting from the ACA, said U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch), a key architect of the law: “Many voters who elected Trump didn’t realize that a Republican administration determined to “repeal and replace” President Obama’s signature health care law would personally affect them,” he said.

“Democrats stand ready to work to improve and strengthen the Affordable Care Act, but we will continue to stand resolute against any effort to dismantle it,” he told Congress on Nov. 15.